Internet Gaming Disorder Treatment For Teens From DC

Gaming Disorder Treatment Center that Serves DC Teens

Located in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, we serve DC teens.  Our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center is a viable solution for families seeking the very best option for their teen who overuses video games and related online habits (excessive Youtube watching, online pornography, social media).  

At Camp Pocono Trails, we help teens learn how to live life in balance.  We are the premiere behavior change therapeutic program for teens that struggle with digital overuse behaviors including help for internet addiction, family discord, and social problems.  

Our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center helps teens from DC with the following issues:

  • Video Game Addiction
  • Social Media Addiction
  • Cell Phone/Smartphone Addiction
  • Internet Addiction
  • Related issues including problems making friends, social shyness, poor academic performance, and more.

Our highly qualified staff focus only on video game rehab issues.  We don™t accept teens with psychosis or higher level issues. In fact, many of our campers are quite bright with promising futures.  Any student enrolled at Camp Pocono Trails must have an intellectual capacity in the average range or higher. This is because our help is oriented toward building insight.  

Participants engage in group and individual therapy to self-reflect and build insight.  But the help doesn’t stop there. We help young people find practical coping skills to align their daily routine with their long-term goals.  It™s not enough to acknowledge you have a problem- although that is a good starting place. Campers at our video game rehab program also leave with the skills and tools to be successful well beyond the structure of Camp Pocono Trails.

Video Game Addiction Individual and Group Therapy for DC Teens at Camp Pocono Trails

Teens at our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center receive individual and group therapy for video game addiction and internet overuse habits. We have licensed therapists helping teens develop insight and commit to new routines in life.

We also have family therapy sessions where we help parents best support their teen upon their transition home from Camp Pocono Trails.  We discuss in family sessions how parents can reinforce positive feelings when a child sticks to their behavioral contract and we also encourage parents to reinforce negative feelings when the child fails to live up to behavioral expectations.

If your child meets behavioral goals for the week, a small reward is in order such as choosing a restaurant to eat at the following weekend or maybe spending extra time with mom or day doing their favorite activity like fishing.  Monthly goals being met might warrant a special night out or even a monetary reward. Each family should decide what is right for them and give the child something to work for.

Conversely, if a student does not meet their goal expectations, feeling a bit down about their failures is okay.  In fact, it’s encouraged. This is how people naturally change- they move from a place of discomfort to comfort. It™s just as critical that if your child fails to meet their goals you discuss with them what happened and how they can improve.  Taking an, œit’s okay you™ll just get it next time approach is not the best way to change behaviors.

Teens from DC Have Been Found to Suffer Depression Due to Internet Gaming Disorder

While based in Pennsylvania, we help DC teens with internet gaming disorder. Research has consistently shown that all screen activities are linked to less happiness, and all non-screen activities are linked to more happiness. Eighth-graders who spend 10 or more hours a week on social media are 56 percent more likely to say they™re unhappy than those who devote less time to social media. Campers who spend six to nine hours a week on social media are still 47 percent more likely to say they are unhappy than those who use social media even less.

The opposite is true of in-person interactions. Those who spend an above-average amount of time with their friends in person are 20 percent less likely to say they™re unhappy than those who hang out for a below-average amount of time.  The number of teens who get together with their friends nearly every day dropped by more than 40 percent from 2000 to 2015; the decline has been especially steep recently.

Our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center will help your teen learn healthy new routines- and we will help them transfer these skills back home by preparing them for success.  Socialization practice and time management are key components of the program. All DC campers who come to Camp Pocono Trails get the opportunity to learn and practice new ways of interacting and making friends.

Who does Camp Pocono Trails help?

Camp Pocono Trails helps teens struggling with issues similar to those below:
– Social Issues
– Video game addiction
– Social Anxiety Disorder
– Family Conflict
– Autism Spectrum
– Technology Addiction
– Anxiety
– Low Self Esteem
– Social isolation
– Addictive Behaviors
– Poor Communication Skills
– School Refusal
– Depression
– Impulse Control
– Trauma
– ADHD

Resources

Internet Gaming Disorder Resource: Steam Accounts

Many gamers that come to our Gaming Disorder Treatment Center use a Steam account to manage their game settings.  Here is a comprehensive guide for parents to manage your child’s Steam account.

Steam: Setting up Family View

We encourage you to create a Steam account with your child. If there are features of Steam that you would like to exclude from the experience, you can restrict access using Family View. You may also choose to enable Family View on your own Steam account if you would rather they share your Steam Account.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5149-EOPC-9918


To enable Family View:

  • Log into the Steam account your child will use.
  • Click the Steam menu in the top menu bar.
  • Open the Settings option.
  • Go to the “Family” tab on the left side of the window that opens.
  • Click œFamily View to start the Family View wizard.
  • Step through the wizard to select the content and features you™d like to be accessible while in PIN-protected Family View.
  • Select and confirm your new PIN.

With any gaming company, we recommend you check game ratings and actually have your child demonstrate the game before allowing any unsupervised play.  You can also go on Youtube to watch a game walkthrough to see how violence and adult themes are portrayed.

Internet Gaming Disorder Resource: Xbox Setup

As parents, our job is to prepare our children for the independence of adulthood.  Below is a valuable resource for parents you may want to try as a first step in lieu of a Gaming Disorder Treatment Center:

Xbox LIVE Healthy Gaming Guide

This guide is designed to help you be safe and comfortable while using your Xbox 360™ and Xbox® to play video games.

Things to consider:

  • Position: Make sure your position is not encouraging discomfort.
  • Forces: Even low forces can cause injury, especially when repeated over time.
  • Breaks: Stepping away at regular intervals is important.
  • Health: Keep a balanced and healthy lifestyle.
  • Tools for Families: Find out how to use ratings, parental controls, and more.

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/Live/HealthyGamingGuide

Camp Pocono Trails Helps DC Families From Cities Such As:

Some examples of cities from DC which may have families who could use Camp Pocono Trails: Washington